Medicine-spoon.



No. 808,845. PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906.. W. L. JERKINS.

MEDICINE SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1905.

Witnesses: Inventor,

1; v Attorneys.

' 1 rinrrn Ii SATS PATENT FFTGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 2, 1906.

Annlication filed June 29, 1905. Serial No. 267,596.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that T, WILLIAM L. JERKINS, a cltizen of theUnitedStates,residing at Moultrie, in the county of Colquit and State ofGeorgia, have invented a new and useful Medicine-Spoon, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to medicine-spoons. The object of the inventionis to provide a spoon in the use of which a patient will be positivelyprevented from spitting, whereby the giving of a full dose of medicinewill be assured.

' A further object is to provide a s oon having means for holding thetongue a patient securely depressed in treating tonsilitis or otherthroat diseases, thus to insure the direct and effective application ofthe medicament to the part affected.

7 With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts i of a medicine-spoon, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts,Figure 1 isa view in perspective of a medicine-spoon constructed inaccordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a View in verticallongitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 33, Fig. 2. Referring to the drawings, 1 desi nates the bowl of a spoon,and 2 the hand e. These parts are made of any suitable material,preferably of a non-oxidizable metal. The owl of the spoon is rovidedwith graduation-marks 3,'of whic there are four, each one representing adram. As shown more clearly in Fig. 2, the handle joins the bowl by j aright-angle bend 4, and the under side of the deepest portion of thebowl and the under side of the .andle are disposed in the same plane,the object of this being to permit the spoon to occupy a perfectly flatposition upon the table, so as to secure accurate measurement of themedicine. To facilitate lifting of the spoon, the free end of the handleis The cover, which may be made of the same material as the spoon, iscombined therewith, in this instance by having under turned flanges 8,that engage outwardly-projecting flanges 9 of the spoon, the sets offlanges being held combined, as by being crimped or soldered together.As shown in Fig. 2, the cover terminates. approximately at the center ofthe bowl; but this is not essential, as it may extend a greater distancerearward, if preferred.

The s out, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, is curved ownward and is providedon its under face with transverse serrations or teeth 10, which areadapted to be pressed against the root of the tongue, and thuspositively hold it de ressed when a medicament is being applie for thetreatment of sore throat, such as tonsilitis or the like. Thesetongue-engaging elements are also of value in preventing a child fromworkin its tongue, and thus getting rid of the me icine, whereby thegiving of the full dose will be assured. This spoon is also of value inadministering medicines .that are injurious to the teeth, such as ironor the like, it being seen that the medicine may much as these have atendency to cling to the s oon, so that it is common for a part of a oseto be wasted. With the use of the spoon of this invention thisobjectionable feature is positively eliminated, inasmuch as if a portionof the owder adheres to the 5 con it may be dis odged and supplied totile atient by pouring a little water into the bow while the spoon isstill in the patients mouth.

By having the under side or the bowl of the Spoon and handle arrangedexactly in alinement the accurate measurement of the medicine is assuredand, moreover, any tilting of the spoon is prevented.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Amedicine-spoon embodying a bowl and a handle, the under side of thedeepest portion of the bowl and the under side of the andle being in thesame plane, and the bowl being provided with interior graduationmarksand with a spout, the under side of which is serrated.

2. A medicine-spoon having its bowl r0- In testimony that I claim theforegoing as vided with a spout, the under side of W 'ch my own I haveheretoaflixed my signature I0 is serrAated. d b d b 1 in the presence oftwo witnesses.

3. me icine-s oon em 0 a ow 5 and a handle, the owl bein pfigi ded withWILLIAM JERKINS' an elongated spout covere throughout a Witnesses:greater portion of its length and having its .M. M. STANALAUD,

under side serrated. Z. H. GLARK.

